Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 29 · 40 questions

Study tip (Read, plan, bank): Order: read the instructions → read the whole paper → mark the easy questions → answer known ones first → try the harder ones → check your answers. Key words: list / name / state → short points; explain / why → reasons; compare / distinguish → how they differ or match; define / meaning → the exact meaning. Stuck? Move on and come back. “Answer any four of six” means choose only four.

1. 1.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
3. 3.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
4. 4.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
7. 7.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) choose only four (c) skip the section (d) answer two
8. 8.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to finish faster (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or try the harder ones? (a) check your answers (b) try the harder ones
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
14. 14.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
17. 17.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to finish early (c) to skip the rest (d) to look clever
22. 22.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
24. 24.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) answer what is asked (c) write more pages (d) finish early
25. 25.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
27. 27.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
29. 29.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or answer known ones first? (a) try the harder ones (b) answer known ones first
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
36. 36.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or try the harder ones? (a) answer known ones first (b) try the harder ones
38. 38.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) stare at it for ages (c) move on, come back (d) give up the paper
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
40. 40.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading

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